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LatinNews Daily - 30 June 2022
In brief: Brazil’s primary deficit widens
* Brazil’s economy ministry has announced that the central government posted a R$39.4bn (US$7.6bn) primary deficit in May, significantly exceeding its expectations of a R$23.1bn deficit. In May, the central government spent R$47.0bn on social security, while the treasury and the central bank recorded a combined surplus of R$7.6bn. The latest figures contrast with a R$21.0bn primary deficit in May 2021. Government spending on social security has significantly increased in recent months with the extension of the Auxílio Brasil cash transfer programme.
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